Yesterday was a very busy day so I’m behind on posting this, but new poem just dropped with SARKA. It’s a short one but I think a good one. Check it out: sarkapublishing.com/naa-asheley-...

I thought a lot about this poem by Tiana Clark, written about Madison, the moment I read the headline about the death of Corey Ruiz. I thought about how I had just gotten dinner with a friend a few blocks away from where Corey died just a few weeks prior.

Baby's first creative writing review (science review paper actually to come soon but shhhhh). Thank you @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social for sharing my review of Temperance's upcoming chapbook. Truly so honored, check out the review here: fifthwheelpress.com/blog/review-...

Review: ‘Behnt’ by Temperance Aghamohammadi — fifth wheel press

Temperance Aghamohammadi is an Acolyte of the Exquisite. A trans Iranian-American poet, medium, and critic, she is the author of BATTALION SHAPED GIRL (DISCOUNT GUILLOTINE,  2025) and Behnt ...

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I need help. I've been releasing science content daily and it's getting a ton of attention, but with that comes a lot of the social attacks. I do need some fellow supporters/scientists that I can flag sometimes to get in these comments and help me cultivate a positive space and shun the negativity 🧪

excited to have a new piece out in @eunoiareview.bsky.social ! Thank you Ian for giving this piece a home.

Eunoia Review@eunoiareview.bsky.social · 3w ago

And Able I cannot wipe this dirt from beneath my fingernails. The porcelain has been stained like a slaughterhouse. Mama, I cannot get rid of this dirt beneath my fingernails, I fear it may be etched into my marrow. Mama, yes, I understand that God put me on this earth for a reason, But I am ready…

Opinion @cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social @sjturn.bsky.social Targeting the fate of exhausted CD8+ T cells www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"when war crimes and genocides are no longer televised, and white kids aren’t being shot on college campuses for protesting being drafted to illegal forever wars" by Naa Asheley Ashitey (@foreverasheley.bsky.social) genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/w...

when war crimes and genocides are no longer televised, and white kids aren’t being shot on college campuses for protesting being drafted to illegal forever wars –  Naa Asheley Ashitey

I woke up and saw a line of bodies laid across my eyes. Some of them were covered in what looks like the scraps from kente and Joann’s fabric whenever my mother sowed. A soft wind lifted the barely…

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excited to have a new piece out with @genrepunkmag.bsky.social . I wrote this while listening to the Kent State Episode of @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social Podcast. Check it out: genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/w...

when war crimes and genocides are no longer televised, and white kids aren’t being shot on college campuses for protesting being drafted to illegal forever wars –  Naa Asheley Ashitey

I woke up and saw a line of bodies laid across my eyes. Some of them were covered in what looks like the scraps from kente and Joann’s fabric whenever my mother sowed. A soft wind lifted the barely…

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the recording of last night’s Night Light reading is now live!! it was such a joy to hear @lowghost.bsky.social, Dorsía Smith Silva, & @foreverasheley.bsky.social read their work — check it out at the 🔗 below :)

currently reading poems at Night Light Poems hosted by @tomsnarsky.bsky.social ! Excited to share some new pieces/unpublished pieces and some favorites from the past year! Join the zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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cc: @lowghost.bsky.social @foreverasheley.bsky.social 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Night Light, July 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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this is tomorrow night!! excited for this tremendous lineup — hope you can join us at the 🔗 below :)

Tom Snarsky@tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

so excited to announce the lineup for this coming week’s Night Light reading — @lowghost.bsky.social, Dorsía Smith Silva, Chandler Hyde Camerato, & @foreverasheley.bsky.social are going to read some brilliant work this Thursday!! sign up to listen in below :) 💡

Tumor reprograms neutrophils to promote metastasis, but this reprogramming also unravels their vulnerability www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

so excited to announce the lineup for this coming week’s Night Light reading — @lowghost.bsky.social, Dorsía Smith Silva, Chandler Hyde Camerato, & @foreverasheley.bsky.social are going to read some brilliant work this Thursday!! sign up to listen in below :) 💡

Hello, today is the last day to comment on the OMB Proposal and its potential changes to scientific oversight. Please follow the links in my op-ed on how to submit public comments related to the OMB Proposal. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.

We cannot afford to stay silent about the proposed federal grant-making rule

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A Republican senator criticized a proposed rule from the White House's budget office that would substantially change how federal grants are managed, arguing that it has the potential to harm patients. https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/122110

Republican Senator Blasts Proposed Changes to Federal Grantmaking Process

And Senate Democrats called for the proposed rule to be 'immediately rescinded'

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Thank you to The Wisconsin State Journal (@madison.com) for giving me the chance to talk more about the gaps HR-1 aka the one Big Beautiful Bill, and it's impact on the future of medical school admissions. Low-income students deserve to be in medicine: madison.com/news/local/e...

Trump student loan caps causing some Wisconsin students to rethink graduate degrees

New federal student loan changes in effect this week are meant to lower tuition but have left some Wisconsin students with concerns about how they will finance their education.

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I’m 27 today which means no lit journals can send me rejections today right?

Thank you to The Scientist for giving me a platform to talk about my feelings related to being Black in medicine currently.

On Being a Black Trainee in Medicine | The Scientist

Legacy students and children of faculty have never had to prove they belong. Black trainees, even when we exceed every standard, have not been afforded the same privilege.

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"Now more than ever, we cannot afford silence." Read the #OpEd, from MD-PhD student Naa Asheley Ashitey at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121819

Opinion | Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.

We cannot afford to stay silent about the proposed federal grant-making rule

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Thank you again to @medpagetoday.com for giving me a platform to speak on this important issue

MedPage Today@medpagetoday.com · 3mo ago

"Now more than ever, we cannot afford silence." Read the #OpEd, from MD-PhD student Naa Asheley Ashitey at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/121819

thank you @medpagetoday.com for letting me share why this recent announcement about research funding from the OMB is extremely concerning. Please read, share this op-ed and a reminder that public comments are still open. info in op-ed: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.

We cannot afford to stay silent about the proposed federal grant-making rule

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fun fact, the poem " TO BE A BLACK GIRL IN THE WORKPLACE" got my first ever personal response from @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social, so it means a lot to finally have this piece published: www.subnivean.org/post/naa-ash...

excited to share new pieces out with Subnivean Mag. I recently became a finalist for their 2026 poetry prize so it's an honor to know my work was read and considered by @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, who is one of my favorite poets! That itself is a win to me. www.subnivean.org/post/naa-ash...

Thank you to @livescience.com @livescience.com.web.brid.gy for giving me a chance to share my story and emphasize why the LCME removal structural competency from medical school curriculum will have a harmful impact not just on medical education, but our patients as well.

Doctors need to understand patients' lived experiences to treat them well — but medical schools may stop requiring that training

The board that accredits medical schools is poised to take away requirements that doctors learn about factors, such as income, neighborhood, and culture, that can affect medical treatment approaches. ...

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so honored to have my poem "Genesis" up with @brittlepaper.bsky.social ! Thank you again for giving this place a home. Truly honored. brittlepaper.com/2026/05/gene...

"Sending out work is a vulnerable process! So, I really do strive to read everything with care...seeing so many different styles, experiments, loci in slush makes me bolder as a writer, more expansive." Kate Jayroe and Andy Sia discuss their work at CR. Link in thread.

I think my twitter algorithm is messed up because I never realized this piece got posted!! but big thank you to @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social fifthwheelpress.com/blog/feature...

Feature: one poem by Naa Asheley Ashitey — fifth wheel press

Naa Asheley Ashitey is a Chicago-born writer and MD–PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A first-generation, low-income Ghanaian-American and University of Chicago alumna, she writes...

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